The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-04
THEY WILL DODGE HIM AGAIN.
A Demented Father Accuses his
Daughters Lover of Crime.
From the NelU YORK. World.

From the Neto York World.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
closed carriage drew up at the office of
Justice Weed, on Henderson street, Jersey
City, and a nattily dressed young man
alighted and inquired of the Justice whether
he could conduct a marriage ceremony.
Justice Weed answered affirmatively, and
the visitor helped from the carriage young
lady of about 20, whose beauty impressed
even the phlegmatic Justice. The couple
were shown into the parlor while petty
case progressed below, but were soon Joined
by Mr.. Weed.
AS he was about to commence the usual
form of the marriage ceremony, loud voices
were heard below, the girl turned pale and
clutched her companions arm and hoarSelY
whispered, Its father" The Justice
stopped his preliminary talk just as an ex-
cited man burst into the room and began an
unintelligibIe rant of which the Justice
could make nothing. When he became
cooler he told a story which convinced his
judicial hearer that he had struck some
thing big. The story told was TO the effect
that he was Lorenzo Goulin, of Santa Fe,
and that his daughter, Eugene, the pros
pective bride, had eloped with her com
panon, bank clerk, named Herman Won
Lair, who had not only robbed him of his
daughter, but had absconded with $4,000
of the funds of the First National Bank of
Santa Fe, of which he, the reator, was di-
rector He had followed the couple ever
since their fight, three weeks ago, and had
at last tracked them to the Justices office.
During the recital of this strange story
the young couple frequently attempted to
interrupt the old man, and the girl wept
bitterly all the while. Mr. Goulin turned
on them fiercely every time they spoke, and
at last, advised by the Justice, they allowed
him to talk on. When he finished he de-
nnanded that the Justice arrest the young
man. but was Quoted by Constable Budden
while the accused man told sstory. Taking
Justice Weed aside a minute he hurriedly
whispered: HE is insane" and then aloud
proceeded to state that he was Herman Won
Lair, of Santa Fe, and the girl he proposed
to make his wife was Eugene Goulin, and
the daughter of the strange visitor. They
had left the Southwest a year ago, Eugene
travelling with her mother, her demented
father and himself. The old man was
crazed on the subject he had been talking
of. and hated the sight of his daughters
lover They had consulted Mrs. Goulin re-
garding their marriage and, acting on her
advice, had come to Jersey City from their
clearinghouse in West Seventy. eighth
street, New York, to avoid the old man, but
somehow he had learned of their intention
and followed them. Goulin had another
raving spell after this story and shouted
that Herman was 'liar and thieving
vagabond.
: In the midst of this noise another visitor
appeared who embraced Eugene and, intro-
dncing herself as Mrs. Goulin, told the JUS
tice that her husband was deInented, as
Herman had said Justice Weed believed
her and offered to go on with the ceremony,
but all seemed to think it advisable to dodge
the old man again, and the strange party
left the Office, the father muttering all the
while.